Dual citizenship in global perspective : from unitary to multiple citizenship / edited by Thomas Faist, Peter Kivisto.
"Sovereign states have increasingly tolerated dual citizenship. This is surprising considering that, until recently, citizenship and political loyalty to a state were still considered inseparable. In an age of increasing transnational insecurity, questions of loyalty to the nation state have ga...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2007.
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| Series: | Migration, minorities, and citizenship.
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| Online Access: | Table of contents |
| Summary: | "Sovereign states have increasingly tolerated dual citizenship. This is surprising considering that, until recently, citizenship and political loyalty to a state were still considered inseparable. In an age of increasing transnational insecurity, questions of loyalty to the nation state have gained renewed prominence. The contributions to this volume examine the idea that increasing tolerance towards dual citizenship is a test case for the growing liberalization of citizenship law in liberal and emerging democracies."--Publisher description. |
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| Item Description: | Selected papers from a conference entitled "Dual citizenship : democracy, rights, and identity in a globalizing world," held March 17-19, 2005 at the University of Toronto. |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 296 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 023000654X 9780230006546 |